SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Summer internships provide opportunities
to spend about ten weeks during the summer working with a company, governmental
agency, or research institute (academic or governmental). Through these
internships students gain valuable hands-on experience. Some of these
programs are designed for the summer between the junior and senior years
while others are available at any academic level. Most programs pay a
stipend and some provide housing and a travel allowance.
Internships at Virginia Tech
THE CO-OP PROGRAM
The Cooperative Education Program is designed
to enhance the student's academic knowledge, personal development, and
professional preparation. By blending the traditional academic function
of the university with work assignments in industry, business, government,
or community services, the program affords students the opportunity to
apply academic training to practical work experience. Co-op students alternate
semesters of work and school during their undergraduate years and obtain
at least three semesters of work experience before graduation. The co-op
program provides students with an opportunity to test their career goals
and gain an advantage in the employment market. In addition, monies earned
through the work experience help defray the costs of a college education.
Recent co-op employers of biochemistry students include Eastman Kodak,
Sohio, Burroughs-Wellcome, National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug
Administration, USDA Fisheries and Wildlife, CIA, Department of Justice,
and community hospitals.
Co-op program at Virginia Tech
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